Last week, the group selected scraps of fabric and made up some fabulous stories about where they might have come from and who wore them, including one about a nightdress mislaid during the War, a veil that was too long, a black dress worn by a sailor’s widow, and a cushion, chewed up by the […]
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Patchwork stories
Lowestoft Folk stories come from all sorts of places; yesterday, they came from small squares of fabric. Inspired by the Suffolk Puff quilt on display in Lowestoft Museum, the group set about making their own patchwork of stories, both real and imagined. Lynn Whitehead led the group, as we explored a variety of different types […]
Lowestoft Folk – singing up a storm
As well as the story bags and fortune tellers, we also got to sing a lot in the Lowestoft Folk session. First of all, Lynn taught the group a traditional folk song, all about going out fishing on a stormy night; you can listen to it here: – Lynn also made up a special Museum […]
Lowestoft Folk story bags and fortune tellers
Last week, the students from Pakefield Primary school came along to Hildesley Court Sheltered Housing Unit, to meet the residents taking part in Lowestoft Folk. The session started with a story, created and told by Lynn Whitehead, that involved lots of singing and working out of clues, as the principle characters explored Lowestoft Museum, in […]
Rocking On in Lowestoft
What a lovely Rock On session last night at Coppice Court in Lowestoft – and how hard all the young people worked. From the moment we arrived to our last wave goodbye, the children were there, eager to make music together. With one song already nailed, and another shaping up nicely, the band will soon […]
Lowestoft Folk story bags and fortune tellers – plus the joys of writing in ink
This week we held our second preparatory session at Pakefield Primary School, getting the group of nine pupils ready to meet residents at Hildesley Court. Their first job was to paint their Lowestoft Folk Story Bags – using rollers, dabbers and copious amounts of brightly coloured acrylic paint – and they managed to do it […]
Lowestoft Folk lifts off at Pakefield Primary School
We’re off. Yesterday, we started the second iteration of the Lowestoft Folk project, this time at Pakefield Primary School. Thank you to everyone there who made us feel so welcome, particularly Mrs Starling, who will be working with us on the sessions, and to all the children, who were fabulous; Caitlin and I can’t wait to […]
First Make, Do & Friends event for older people announced
We’re delighted to announce our very first ‘Make Do & Friends’ event! Our new creative programme for older people in rural areas is bringing Spilt Milk Dance to Needham Market Community Centre for a performance of their ‘Little Love Cabaret’ on Thursday 18th October. Expect an afternoon of real life stories of love, and all […]
Lowestoft Folk at the Ageing Well Fair, Pakefield Lowestoft
Our thanks to Katy McNamara and Lowestoft Rising for inviting us to take along a little bit of Lowestoft Folk and be part of the Ageing Well Fair, held at the Community Church in Pakefield on 11th September. Inspired by the beautiful porcelain china on display at Lowestoft Museum, our regular artist Caitlin Howells invited […]
Meet the Artist: Sophie Johnson
This month we’re introducing you to one of our Step Up artists, Sophie Johnson. Throughout this year Sophie has been creating a series of thoughtful and creative illustrations in partnership with Kasia Posen. Their work was exhibited at the Whistler Gallery, Jerwood DanceHouse this summer. Name: Sophie Johnson Which Suffolk Artlink projects have you taken […]